Holding good businesses is starting to pay off in the Canadian trust universe. I expect we’ll see even more strength in trust share prices as the first quarter numbers start to come in, on top of the recent gains from excitement about potential takeovers. Read More

Three new offers for Canadian trusts have been unveiled in recent days. All were from foreign-based private capital, and two outbid offers from Canadian firms. Read More

Canadian trust investors got more tax news to ponder this week. Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass) has filed a bill...that would codify taxation of trust distributions as “ordinary income” in the US. Read More

First the bad news: As expected, the Conservative Party has included its intention to pursue its Tax Fairness Plan in the annual budget. The Liberals and New Democratic Party (NDP) have declared their opposition. Read More

It was another choppy day for Canadian royalty and income trusts. Trusts that are largely unaffected by the proposed tax changes appear to be getting some traction. Read More

It was another choppy day for Canadian royalty and income trusts. Trusts that are largely unaffected by the proposed tax changes appear to be getting some traction. Read More